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Hwakpo flood retention zone under threat as development encroaches on buffer land

Residents call for urgent demolition of emerging structures as fears grow over renewed flooding in West Ada District An important flood retention area at Hwakpo in the Ada West District is reportedly coming under increasing pressure from development, raising concerns about the community’s vulnerability to future flooding. The undeveloped land, […]

Pending Arbitration Does Not Bar New Operators from Operating – Minerals Commission

The Minerals Commission has strongly rejected allegations by Narawa Company Limited that its mining leases were unlawfully terminated and its operations handed over to another individual, insisting that the decision was justified by the company’s failure to pay outstanding annual mineral rights fees amounting to US$909,127.79. In a press release […]

Option 1: Africa’s AML Problem Isn’t a Lack of Controls. It’s a Lack of Connection

By: Chanal Subramoney, Group Senior Compliance Manager (Group MLRO) at Yellow Card.  Across Eastern and Southern Africa, banks and virtual asset service providers (VASPs) have, independently and without coordinating, converged on strikingly similar anti-money laundering controls: risk-based customer due diligence, tiered onboarding, transaction monitoring built to flag anomalies rather than […]

Nungua royal Samuel Alabi Tetteh maps Accra’s hidden tourism sites

Greater Accra does not lack places worth visiting, says Samuel Alabi Tetteh. What it lacks is anyone writing them down. “The challenge is not necessarily the absence of attractions,” he said. “The challenge is identification, documentation, investment, infrastructure, marketing and sustainable management.” Mr Alabi is a broadcaster and journalist from […]

Nsuapemso Concession: Narawa Failed to Pay After 120-Day Notice – Minerals Commission

Nawara Company Limited is facing questions over its failure to settle approximately US$990,000 in outstanding annual mineral rights payments, an issue the Minerals Commission has cited as the basis for revoking the company’s mining licence over the Nsuapemso concession in the Eastern Region. The Commission’s explanation has placed Nawara’s financial […]